Announcements - A great idealist wrote that people are born with equal rights. Then thousands of people cynically and sagaciously criticized it. Some diligently tried to make it real. It’s a paradox, but both the second ones - with their determined belief, and those who were unsparingly criticizing contributed that the idea, even slowly, but started to get formed in the minds of people and nations. As a lawyer, I believe that people’s equality before the law is the most important principal, because I know that it’s the basis of jurisprudence. As a practical person, I also know that this is one of the most difficultly implemented norms. As a realist, I have no doubt that on a way of implementing this mission people more often become targets for criticism than win admiration. But as an optimist I believe that “the drop taps the stone”. And finally as a humanist, I completely agree with some other idealist who said: “No one forces you to change the world and make it better, but no one freed you from participating in that.” In my practice I will follow the next principle – the dominant is not the deed as a result, but the people standing behind it, because the sum of separate people’s victory is more than one victory divided between all. I am grateful to all those who were not indifferent to my election as a Human Rights Defender. Also to those who by their negative attitude gave me a chance to once again analyze my past actions and make conclusions for the future. I am grateful to those who by their positive attitude strengthened my belief in me and an aspiration to be more productive in this post. Karen Andreasyan

2013-04-16

Defender. All those responsible for Armen Martirosyan Incident must be brought to relevant liability

The Police informed the Defender that in this event, by order of the Chief of Police service investigation was instituted in order to discuss the legitimacy and proportionality of the force exercised by the Police officer during the incident.

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2013-02-28

2013-02-21

Defender’s Comments and Suggestions to the Central Electoral Commission on the Ink of the Stamps

Based on the above mentioned, we ask to clarify within five days whether it is possible to obtain such a substance for stamping, that would correspond the requirements of the RA Electoral Code and international standards.

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2013-02-19

RA Human Rights Defender Preliminary Observations on the Presidential Elections

It’s also crucial to find out all the cases of journalist and observers activity obstacles and to take to responsibility the guilty ones.

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2013-01-31

2012-12-06

Symbolic Increase of the Ombudsman Budget Denied by the Government

The above mentioned trend is undeniably alarming; yet, we hope that 2014 budget will considerably positively differ in its priorities as regards the protection of human rights.

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2012-11-14

2012-11-02